35.8 F
Pittsburgh

John Holdzkom Reportedly Signs With White Sox

Published:

According to Robert Murray, the Chicago White Sox are in the process of signing pitcher John Holdzkom. This spring, Holdzkom had a big dip in velocity, which caused him to be among the first players cut by the Pirates. He said that he was healthy and the ball just wasn’t coming out of his hand well, while the Pirates believed there was an injury concern. He went to minor league camp, where he was placed on the rehab roster and he never improved. Holdzkom was designated for assignment on April 3rd when the Pirates needed to make room on the 40-man roster. The Pirates released him on the 11th, citing the fact they couldn’t outright him to the minors because he wasn’t healthy.

The 28-year-old Holdzkom missed most of last season, getting placed on the disabled list three different times. When he did pitch, he had command issues, which kept him in the minors all season. His only Major League experience has been for the Pirates at the end of the 2014 season, when he posted a 2.00 ERA and 14 strikeouts in nine innings over nine appearances.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

Related Articles

Article Drop

Latest Articles